And, if it doesn't sell in 7 days, the agent will tell you that it's the fault of the property or your unrealistic price expectations.

•Rental Rates: What can I realistically expect in terms of nightly or monthly rates for short-term rentals?

That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

I expect that we will experience another period of extremely low interest rates due to Govt intervention in economic crisis to prop rates. 

No Expected date when funds will be release. 

The area has lots of growth and is expected to appreciate substantially over the next ~ 5 years, at which point I plan to sell to capitalize on that appreciation.

Why would you expect a price reduction when there is no impact to value from having a lease or not?

YEs, it's cheating, but you won't be the first who has done this.Side note - I never understood why a college degree counts for S**t towards being a GC.

@Sarah Taylor From a tax perspective, you would lose the STR tax benefit if you expect paper losses from the property.

Rent kept coming later and later in the month so I reached out to connect with her and shared the expectation that starting the month after next I expected rent in accordance with the lease or I would begin enforcing late penalties.